11.37.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

11.37.2.1 How do I plot $x^2+y^2=1$ in 3D?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=10710

How would I plot $x^2+y^2=1$ in 3D (it would form a cylinder)? Since there is no $z$ in the equation, I can't solve for it and use  Plot3D . Or can I just put the ... 
[plotting]
 

asked by diracdeltafunk https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=2282 Score of 8

answered by Mark McClure https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=36 Score of 14

11.37.2.2 Calling Correct Function for Plotting DiracDelta

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=3506

I am wondering what is the correct function in Mathematica to plot the true impulse function, better known as the  DiracDelta[]  function. When using this inside of a ... 
[plotting] [functions]
 

asked by night owl https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=116 Score of 19

answered by Heike https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=46 Score of 22

11.37.2.3 How to ask Mathematica to imitate Andy Warhol's pop-art painting?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=59132

I tried to ask Mathematica to imitate Andy Warhol, let it convert a Marilyn Monroe's portrait so that it looks like Warhol's world famous pop-art painting. However, the result shown below is far from ... 
[image-processing] [generative-art]
 

asked by Putterboy https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=16069 Score of 53

answered by Dr. belisarius https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=193 Score of 69

11.37.2.4 Parallel and perpendicular symbol from Mathematica to $\LaTeX$

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=46538

I want to get the following expression from Mathematica to $\LaTeX$: 
 
\begin{bmatrix} 
E_{\parallel} \\ E_{\perp} 
\end{bmatrix} 
 
I have tried to use inbuilt 'symbol' character from the special ... 
[latex]
 

asked by Steve Hatcher https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=13314 Score of 21

answered by Sjoerd C. de Vries https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=57 Score of 29

11.37.2.5 How can I draw the Olympic rings with Mathematica?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=8885

How can I draw the 5 interlocking Olympic rings with Mathematica? 
(SVG version) 
Edit 
 
Hard choice, but some pretty cool answers here. I didn't have 3D answers in mind when I posted the question, but ... 
[graphics] [generative-art]
 

asked by Mike Honeychurch https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=77 Score of 47

answered by cormullion https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=61 Score of 23

11.37.2.6 Is there an open source implementation of Mathematica-the-language?

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=4454

I've seen questions before such as "What is the best open-source equivalent for Mathematica?", but that specific question (and that line of inquiry in general) cares more about the computer algebra ... 
[programming] [open-source]
 

asked by sblom https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=178 Score of 131

answered by Simon https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=34 Score of 95

11.37.2.7 Plotting Complex Quantity Functions

https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=question&id=3458

Trying to plot with complex quantities seems not to work properly in what I want to accomplish. I would like to know if there is a general rule/way of plotting when you have complex counterparts in ... 
[plotting] [complex] [faq]
 

asked by night owl https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=116 Score of 42

answered by Artes https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/landing/r/digest?cta=user&id=184 Score of 29